Topic: sewerage
Majority of private sewerage systems below par
Just one in four of the sewage treatment plants at private properties checked by the Water Authority across Grand Cayman last year met the legally required minimum standards.
Sub-par sewage systems: Lessons learned from Florida
In the Florida Keys, a disease called ‘white pox’ almost wiped out the elkhorn coral on local reefs in the 1990s and 2000s, before a team of scientists proved that a human pathogen, spread through improperly treated effluent, was the cause, and politicians and the local community took a stand to save the coral and improve the quality of the coastal waters.
EDITORIAL – The utility of Cayman’s new utilities commission
Pound for pound, it could become the busiest public office in the Cayman Islands.
EDITORIAL – Divining the lessons of Flint, Michigan
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, is a terrible and terrifying story of government gone wrong, and ordinary people, primarily children, suffering as a result.
